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Power LED

DP2 is an Onboard Power LED.

When this LED is lit, it means power

is present on the serverboard. Be

sure to turn off the system and unplug

the power cord(s) before removing or

installing components.

Power LED

(DP2)

State System Status

Standby power present
on motherboard

Off

No power connected

2-11 SATA Drive Connections

SATA Ports

There are no jumpers to configure

the SATA ports, which are designated

SATA0 through SATA3. See the table

on the right for pin defi nitions.

SATA Ports

Pin Defi nitions

(SATA0-SATA3)

Pin# Defi nition

Ground

TXP

TXN

Ground

RXN

RXP

Ground

Summary of Contents for H8DCT-F

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1c SUPER H8DCT F H8DCT IBQF ...

Page 2: ...PAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed t...

Page 3: ...erboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when installing the processor s and memory modules and when installing the motherboard in a chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the hard disk drives the various po...

Page 4: ...ing Statements 2 1 2 2 Static Sensitive Devices 2 4 Precautions 2 4 Unpacking 2 4 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 5 2 4 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis 2 7 2 5 Installing Memory 2 7 DIMM Module Population Configuration 2 9 2 6 PCI Expansion Cards 2 10 2 7 I O Port and Control Panel Connections 2 11 Front Control Panel 2 11 2 8 Connector Definitions 2 12 Power Connectors 2 12 Auxi...

Page 5: ...InfiniBand Port Enable Disable H8DCT IBQF only 2 19 I2C to PCI Express Slots 2 19 BMC Jumper 2 19 VGA Enable Disable 2 19 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 20 LAN Enable Disable 2 20 2 10 Onboard Indicators 2 21 GLAN LEDs 2 21 IPMI Dedicated LAN LEDs 2 21 UID LED LE1 2 21 Power LED 2 22 2 11 SATA Drive Connections 2 22 SATA Ports 2 22 2 12 Enabling SATA RAID 2 23 Serial ATA SATA 2 23 Installing the OS SA...

Page 6: ...ing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Main Menu 4 2 4 3 Advanced Settings Menu 4 2 4 3 Security Menu 4 15 4 4 Boot Menu 4 15 4 5 Exit Menu 4 17 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B 1 Uncompressed Initializat...

Page 7: ...ur motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 H8DCT F IBQF serverboard Two 2 I O cables CBL 0228L Note For your system to work properly please follow the links below to download all necessary drivers utilities and the user s manual for your motherboard Supermicro product manuals http www supermicro com support manuals Product drivers and utilities ftp ftp...

Page 8: ...Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Web Site www supermicro com Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 3F No 150 Jian 1st Rd Zhonghe Dist New Taipei City 235 Taiwan R O C Tel ...

Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Figure 1 1 H8DCT IBQF Image ...

Page 10: ...out not drawn to scale FAN2 FAN1 FAN3 IPMB JPW2 JPW1 Speaker UID LE1 JB2 JTPM1 PCI Express x16 Gen 2 DP2 JBT1 Battery JL1 JPG1 JWD1 JPL1 JF1 SATA2 SATA0 SATA1 SATA3 T SGPIO1 P2 DIMM2C P2 DIMM1C P1 DIMM2C P1 DIMM1C JPB1 IPMI_LAN JOH1 JI2C1 VGA COM1 P1 DIMM2A P1 DIMM2B P1 DIMM1A P1 DIMM1B USB2 3 LAN2 LAN1 USB0 1 P2 DIMM2A P2 DIMM2B P2 DIMM1B P2 DIMM1A CPU1 CPU2 IB BMC NIC AMD SR5670 AMD SP5100 JPI2C...

Page 11: ...IPMI LAN Ethernet port DP2 LED for Serverboard Power On LE1 LED for UID Button Connector Description COM1 COM1 Serial Port Header FAN 1 3 Chassis CPU Fan Headers IPMB System Management Bus Header SMBus IPMI LAN Dedicated IPMI LAN Port J163 Auxiliary Power Connector JB2 InfiniBand Connector H8DCT IBQF only JF1 Front Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header JTPM1 Tru...

Page 12: ...Chipset AMD SR5670 chipset and one SP5100 Southbridge chipset Expansion Slots One 1 PCI Express x16 Gen 2 BIOS 16 Mb AMI BIOS SPI Flash ROM DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 ACPI 2 0 is BIOS supported SMBIOS 2 3 Real Time Clock Wakeup Plug and Play PnP BIOS resume hot keys Hardware BIOS Virus Protection PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors Fan status monitor with firmware software on off and speed...

Page 13: ...AN ports supported by one onboard Intel 82576 Ethernet controller for 10 100 1000Base T One 1 dedicated IPMI LAN port One 1 VGA port supported by an onboard Matrox G200eW graphics controller with 16 MB DDR2 memory One COM Port external serial port One Mellonox Connect X InfiniBand supporting a single QSFP connector Other Onboard power LED Chassis intrusion detection Utilities BIOS flash upgrade ut...

Page 14: ...45 COM1 PCI E GEN2 X8 Mellanox ConnectX DDR3 1600 1333 1066 MT s DIMM 1A DIMM 1B DIMM 1C DIMM 2A DIMM 2B DIMM 2C CH 2 CH 1 DDR3 1600 1333 1066 MT s DIMM 1A DIMM 1B DIMM 1C DIMM 2A DIMM 2B DIMM 2C CH 1 HT3 Link 16 x16 bits 6 4GT s HT3 Link 16 x16 bits 6 4GT s CH 2 AMD Socket C32 CPU1 Figure 1 3 AMD SR5670 SP5100 Chipset System Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram and may not exactly r...

Page 15: ...ntegrated circuits This is done partly by reducing the number of buses in the chipset to reduce bottlenecks and by enabling a more efficient use of memory in multi processor systems The end result is a significant increase in bandwidth within the chipset 1 5 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the H8DCT F IBQF serverboard The serverboard has an onboard ...

Page 16: ...tion describes the features of your motherboard that deal with power and power settings Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other requests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspen...

Page 17: ...uirements In areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges Warning To prevent the possibility of explosion do not use the wrong type of onboard CMOS battery or install it upside down 1 8 Super I O The disk drive ad...

Page 18: ...r Interface which includes support of legacy andACPI power management through a SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can be flexibly adjusted to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Advanced Power Management ...

Page 19: ...in its entirety before installing or configuring components in the Supermicro chassis These warnings may also be found on our web site at http www supermicro com about policies safety_information cfm Battery Handling Warning There is a danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used...

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Page 21: ...este producto debe seguir todas las leyes y reglamentos nacionales Attention La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont généralement soumis à des lois et ou directives de respect de l environnement Renseignez vous auprès de l organisme compétent המוצר סילוק אזהרה ו להנחיות בהתאם להיות חייב זה מוצר של סופי סילוק המדינה חוקי Waarschuwing De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient t...

Page 22: ...ts components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of CMO...

Page 23: ... chassis 1 Install the processor s and the heatsink s 2 Install the motherboard in the chassis 3 Install the memory and add on cards 4 Finally connect the cables and install the drivers Installing the Processors 1 Begin by removing the cover plate that protects the CPU Lift the lever on the CPU socket until it points straight up With the lever raised lift open the silver CPU retention plate Triang...

Page 24: ...ace the CPU into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket move the CPU horizontally or vertically or rub the CPU against the socket or against any pins of the socket which may damage the CPU and or the socket 4 With the CPU inserted into the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that it is properly installed and flush with the socket Then gently lower the silver CPU retention...

Page 25: ...g the motherboard mounting holes with the raised metal standoffs in the tray 2 Insert screws into all the mounting holes in the motherboard that line up with the standoffs 3 Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard to the mainboard tray tighten until just snug if too tight you might strip the threads Metal screws provide an electrical contact to the motherboard ground to provide a continuo...

Page 26: ...thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the slot Top View of DDR3 Slot Release Tab Release Tab Note Notch should align with the receptive key point on the slot Notch Notch Front View Memory Support The H8DCT F IBQF serverboard supports three DIMM per channel DDR3 1600 1333 1066 Mhz speed registered ECC Unbuffered ECC non ECC SDRAM Populating ...

Page 27: ...perly follow the tables below for memory installation Per Channel DIMM Populations Options DIMM Type DIMM A DIMM B DIMM C Max MHz 1 5V DIMMs Max MHz 1 35V DIMMs Max GB Channel Unbuffered DIMM SR or DR Empty Empty 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 8 GB SR Empty SR 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 8 GB DR Empty DR 1066 MHz 1066 MHz 16 GB Registered DIMM SR or DR Empty Empty 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 16 GB SR Empty SR 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 8 ...

Page 28: ...e the chassis cover 3 Install the riser card by sliding card into the appropriate slot in the serverboard 4 Choose the PCI slot shield in which to place the add on card 5 In that slot open the PCI slot shield lever and slide the shield sideways 6 From inside the chassis remove the PCI slot shield 7 Slide the add on card into the riser card and attach the add on card bracket in place of the PCI slo...

Page 29: ...USB0 1 4 LAN2 7 InfiniBand Port H8DCT IBQF only 2 IPMI LAN 5 COM1 8 UID 3 LAN1 6 VGA Port Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors See Figure 2 3 for the pin definitions of the various connectors Refer to Section 2 6 for details Figure 2 3 JF1 Front Control Panel Header JF1 NMI x key 3 3V Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc 3 3V Reset Power Ground x key Power LED HDD LED...

Page 30: ...V 10 12V 20 12V 12V 4 pin PWR Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 12V 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 5V Auxiliary Power Connector A 4 pin 12V auxiliary power connector J163 is included to provide power to hard drive disks See the table below for pin definitions Reset Connector The reset connector is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 and attaches to the reset switch on the computer chassis See the table o...

Page 31: ...connections for LAN1 are on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach LAN LED cables to display network activity See the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 Vcc 14 HDD LED Overheat Fan Fail UID LED Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin d...

Page 32: ...side the VGA port See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Note NC indicates no connection LAN1 2 Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports designated LAN1 and LAN2 are located beside the Serial port Additionally for the H8DCT F IBQF serverboards there is a dedica...

Page 33: ...ated below the COM Port on the IO backplane This connector is used to provide video and CRT display Trusted Platform Module Header The JTPM1 header is used to connect a Trusted Platform Module TPM available separately from a third party vendor A TPM is a security device that allows encryption and authentication of hard drives disallowing access if the TPM associated with it is not installed in the...

Page 34: ...PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground Power SMB I2 C The Power System Management Bus I2 C connector JPI2C1 monitors the power suppply fan and system temperatures See the table on the right for pin definitions Power SMB I2 C Pin Definitions JPI2C1 Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V T SGPIO TheT SGPIO1 Serial General Purpose Input Output headers provide a bus between the SATA controller an...

Page 35: ... Front Panel UID Indicators will illuminate Push either button again to turn off both indicators These UID indicators provide easy identification of a system unit that may be in need of service Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Tachometer 4 PWR Modulation Fan Headers This motherboard has three fan headers Fan1 to Fan3 These 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with 3...

Page 36: ... CMOS which will also clear any passwords Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS To Clear CMOS 1 First power down the system and unplug the power cord s It is also recommended that you remove the onboard battery from the serverboard 2 With the power disconnected short the CMOS pads with a metal object such as a small screwdriver 3...

Page 37: ...disabled See the table on the right for jumper settings I2 C to PCI Express Slot Jumper Settings JI2 C1 JI2 C2 Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled BMC Jumper JPB1 is used to enable or disable theBMC Baseboard Management Control Chip and the onboard IPMI connection This jumper is used together with the IPMI settings in the BIOS The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to Enable BM...

Page 38: ...tch Dog function a system monitor that takes action when a software application freezes the system Jumping pins 1 2 will have WD reboot the system if a program freezes Jumping pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt for the program that has frozen See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD1 Jumper Setting Definition P...

Page 39: ...ion IPMI LAN Link Speed LED Left Activity LED Right Color Status Definition Off Off No Connection Green Solid Link Speed Left 100 Mb s Amber Blinking Activity Right Active IPMI LAN Activity LED Link LED GLAN LEDs There are two LAN ports LAN1 2 on the motherboard Each Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The Yellow LED on the right indicates connection and activity The Link LED on the left side may be gr...

Page 40: ...e removing or installing components Power LED DP2 State System Status On Standby power present on motherboard Off No power connected 2 11 SATA Drive Connections SATA Ports There are no jumpers to configure the SATA ports which are designated SATA0 through SATA3 See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA Ports Pin Definitions SATA0 SATA3 Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6...

Page 41: ...rating system installed as part of a bootable RAID array or installed to a separate non RAID hard drive If on a separate drive you may install the driver either during or after the OS installation If you wish to have the OS on a SATA RAID array you must follow the procedure below and install the driver during the OS installation Building a Driver Diskette You must first build a driver diskette fro...

Page 42: ... 2 Use the arrow keys to move to the Advanced menu then scroll down to IDE configuration On this submenu scroll down to OnChip SATA Type and choose the RAID option Figure 2 4 RAID Codebase submenu appears This setting allows you to select the codebase for your RAID setup Options are either Adaptec or DotHill 3 Press the Esc key twice and scroll to the Exit menu Select Save Changes and Exit and pre...

Page 43: ...Chapter 2 Installation 2 25 Figure 2 6 Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen Figure 2 5 DotHill RAID Utility Program Screen ...

Page 44: ...CD ROM in the CD drive restart the system 2 Press Enter again to continue with the Windows setup 3 When you see the prompt hit the F6 key to enter Windows setup 4 Eventually a blue screen will appear with a message that begins Windows could not determine the type of one or more storage devices When you see the screen hit the S key to Specify Additional Device then insert the driver diskette you ju...

Page 45: ...g and installing the drivers and utilities the display shown in Figure 2 7 should appear Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you should reboot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom ...

Page 46: ...ial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the SuperDoctor III interface Note The default User Name and Password for SuperDoctor III is ADMIN ADMIN Note When SuperDoctor is first installed it adopts the temperature threshold settings that have been set in BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Sup...

Page 47: ...Manual can be downloaded from the Supermicro web site at http www supermicro com products accessories software SuperDoctorIII cfm For Linux we recommend that you use the SuperoDoctor II application instead Figure 2 9 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen Remote Control ...

Page 48: ... by the manufacturer CR2032 Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Figure 2 10 Installing the Onboard Battery OR Please handle used batteries carefully Do not damage the battery in any way a damaged battery may release hazardous materials into the environment Do not discard a used battery in the garbage or a public landfill Please comply with the regulations set up ...

Page 49: ...s 4 Disconnect all cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 5 Remove all add on cards 6 Install a CPU and heatsink making sure it is fully seated and connect the internal chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 7 Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery CR2032 as recommended by the manufacturer To avoid possible explo...

Page 50: ...p Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the setup config...

Page 51: ...te my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading Select your motherboard mo...

Page 52: ...3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid ...

Page 53: ...d such as F1 F2 etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this manual The Main BIOS screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a t...

Page 54: ...ues through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YYYY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Please note that time is in a 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30 P M as 17 30 00 4 3 Advanced Settings Menu Boot Feature Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to red...

Page 55: ...minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Function This sets the function of the power button when you turn off the system Options include 4 second Overide and Instant Off Restore on AC Power Loss This sets the action that occurs when an AC power loss occurs Options include Power Off Power On and Last State EUP Support This setting allows you to enable or disable supplied standby p...

Page 56: ...re Power Cap This option can decide the highest P state in the OS Options include P state 0 through P state 4 CPU Down Core Mode This option sets down core support for the CPU Options include Disabled 1 Core through n Cores in odd numbered increments The value n is depend on the core per CPU node Advanced Chipset Control NorthBridge Configuration Memory Configuration Bank Interleaving Select Auto ...

Page 57: ...lows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity Options are Enabled or Disabled This is option is only active if ECC Mode above is set to User DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Timing Config This option allows you to set the DRAM timing configuration for the system Options include Auto or Manual Memory Clock Speed This options sets the memory clock speed O...

Page 58: ...d Legacy support if no USB devices are connected The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto IDE Configuration OnChip SATA Channel This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the OnChip SATA channel OnChip SATA Type Use this setting to set the OnChip SATA type Options include Native IDE RAID AMD_AHCI and Legacy IDE RAID Codebase This submenu appears when you choose RAID from the OnChip SATA Type se...

Page 59: ...able IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 0 which has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow BIOS to use PIO mode 1 which has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2...

Page 60: ...value is 35 PCI PnP Configuration Clear NVRAM Select Yes to clear NVRAM during boot up The options are Yes and No Plug Play O S Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug Play devices This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug Play Select No to allow AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devi...

Page 61: ...led to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address Options include Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Serial 2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Req...

Page 62: ...n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 09600 8 n 1 Flow Control Selects the flow control to be used for console redirection Options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST Options are Disable no redirection after BIOS POST Boot Loader redirection during POST and during boot loader and Always redirection always active Note that some OS s may not work with this set to Always Terminal Typ...

Page 63: ...play CTD CPU Temperature descriptions are defined as Low Tctl Value Lowest Value Tctl Value 45 Medium Tctl Value 46 Tctl Value 60 High Tctl Value 61 and Above Note Only CPU temperature Low Medium High and system temperature RT1 are required to be displayed in BIOS and in system monitoring software Other Serverboard components such as memory chipset SAS and 10Gb controllers and others are not requr...

Page 64: ... required to be executed System overheating LED is required to be OFF Onboard buzzer or speaker is required to be OFF All system fans are required to be returned to a normal non CPU overheating LFSC condition Condition When a CPU is overheating Front Panel Overheating LED On and Solid Red Onboard Buzzer or Speaker On and Continuous Sound System Fan Speed Controls Full Speed BMC Report PROCHOT BMC ...

Page 65: ...se the and keys to choose the desired channel number This displays Channel Number and Channel Number Status information This menu contains options for inputing settings for the SET LAN Configuration Command See IPMI 1 5 Specification table 11 1 for details Use the and keys to choose the desired channel number Note Each question in this group may take a considerable amount of time IP Address Source...

Page 66: ... Gateway Address In the field provided here enter the Gateway address in the decimal form of xxx xxx xxx xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only The current Gateway address in the BMC is shown MAC Address In the field provided here enter the MAC address in the hex form of xx xx xx xx xx xx with xx in hex form only The current MAC address in the BMC is shown Event Log ...

Page 67: ...to enable boot sector protection When Enabled AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 4 Boot Menu The Boot Menu is accessible only when the Load Onboard LAN Option ROM setting in the PCI PnP Configuration menu is enabled Boot Device Priority This feature ...

Page 68: ...evice that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu USB Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available USB drives A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Network Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available Network drives A device that is in parenthes...

Page 69: ... reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load the Optimal Defaults as the BIOS Setti...

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Page 71: ...ould consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 be...

Page 72: ...A 2 H8DCT F IBQF SERVERBOARD USER S MANUAL Notes ...

Page 73: ...nitialization code checksum will be verified D1h Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied...

Page 74: ...h Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette Efh A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A F0h Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory F1h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory F2h Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file F3h Next reading th...

Page 75: ...s keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the End key was pressed 12h Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 13h The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset 14h The 8254 timer test will begin next 19h Next programming ...

Page 76: ...protected mode for the memory test next 43h Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next 44h Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next 45h Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next 46h The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has bee...

Page 77: ...d next 81h A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next 82h The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the command byte and initializing the circular buffer next 83h The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Checking for a locked key next 84h Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory ...

Page 78: ...ecking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next A2h Displaying any soft errors next A3h The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next A4h The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next A5h Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next A7h ...

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